We're going British today, people, and first off news coming from the sequel or prequel of Helen Mirren's popular TV series PRIME SUSPECT in which she played police officer Jane Tennison for almost ten years. ITV is preparing a prequel series TENNISON in which lovely Stefanie Martini, whom we loved this spring as the star of DOCTOR THORNE, will play the young Tennison. Our equally beloved Sam Reid (Hatfields and McCoys, Belle) and Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners) will also star in the six episode series as her superiors. The story portrays the young Tennison at the beginning of her career, revealing how and why she became such a complex and formidable character in the Metropolitan Police. We shall also watch Martini in Tarsem's EMERALD CITY TV series next year.

'KEEPING UP APPEARANCES'

PREQUEL TV SPECIAL PHOTOSMeanwhile, BBC has revealed the first photos for another prequel to
an all time classic - for their TV movie special on legendary TV sitcom
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES which will air probably in the festive season.
This time Kerry Howard will play the young Hyacinth Bucket who was
originally so utterly masterfully played by beloved Patricia Routledge!
One of Europe's favourite sitcom's followed the snobbish Hyacinth whose
opinion of her own standing in the society, much higher than it ever
should've been, kept her getting involved in all kinds of hilarious
every day situations. The one hour special follows Hyacinth as a young
maid in the 1950s, as she attempts to prove that she's better than her
lower-class family. Katie Redford, Katherine Pearce, Mark Addy, Kerry
Howard and Tamla Kari also star in the prequel.

'THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN'

SECOND TRAILER IS HERE!

Sony has released today the second trailer for yet another remake, this time for famous western classic THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN which will bang its way into cinemas at the end of September.

With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns - played by Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung Hun Lee, Manuel Garcia Rulfo and Martin Sensmeier.
As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is
coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than
money!

I hope you can find KEEPING UP APPEARANCES on the net or somewhere, it was such a delightful, easy, lovely fun. It is one of those classy but hilarious British sitcoms to enjoy with your afternoon tea and biscuits :) The lead actress gave one of the most iconic performances in comedy there ever. And it is soo easy to watch